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pilonidal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area on the skin and formed a cyst or abscess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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History

Etymology

From Latin pilus (“hair”) and nidus (“nest”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 藏毛性 (cángmáoxìng) — having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area
  • Finnish: karvainen — having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area
  • Finnish: pilonidaali — having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area
  • Swedish: pilonidal — having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area